Riding the Great Ocean Road - Episode 6: Australian Motorcycle Touring, Suzuki Intruder VL250

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  • Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024

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  • @TheHarleyRoadshow
    @TheHarleyRoadshow 2 года назад

    Nice work mate, one of my favourite rides

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Cheers mate! I can definately see why this is one of your favourite rides!

  • @hachewie
    @hachewie 2 года назад

    Your mapping skills are incredibly well-developed.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      Captain Cook would have been proud presenting a map like mine to the Queen on his return..!

    • @hachewie
      @hachewie 2 года назад +1

      @@TheSlab24 They would have claimed the country instantly instead of waiting for the USA to become independent.

  • @HarleyThrottleJuice
    @HarleyThrottleJuice 2 года назад

    Nice flow to the video man, good camera angles and a nice tune to compliment everything else! ✌️

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Hey cheers! I didn't have any mounts for this bike, so I used a wrist-strap GoPro mount - will be using it again I reckon.

  • @ThrottleDownunder
    @ThrottleDownunder 2 года назад

    So beautiful mate...but those tyres haha oh no. Great video 🤙🤙

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Cheers mate! Those tyres should have been prised off those rims a decade ago at least - very dodgy. Gorgeous road for sure!

  • @HDVIBE
    @HDVIBE 2 года назад

    I just came across your channel and subscribed. I'm happy to support a fellow moto content creator. Very nice video with awesome scenery. Thanks for sharing. Ride safe 👍👊

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      Hey thanks mate! I'm lucky to live on the east coast of Australia - beautiful roads everywhere. Checked out your channel and subbed, great stuff. Happy days mate, enjoy the ride!

  • @HarleyThrottleJuice
    @HarleyThrottleJuice 2 года назад +1

    18 year old tyres, what the hell!
    Stunning part of the world! I lived in Melbourne for six years, however I’ve only driven that road.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Would be nice living in Melbourne, is an interesting state and city. Getting a lot of work here lately.

  • @hachewie
    @hachewie 2 года назад

    Spectacular road mate. One day I'll do it.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      Certainly worthwhile. Just be sure to do it on a weekend. You could easily spend three days riding this road one-way, you'd love it.

    • @hachewie
      @hachewie 2 года назад +1

      @@TheSlab24 I'm planning a two week ride to do it. We'll see when I can actually get a two week break.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      @@hachewie Magic! There's some cool looking cabins at Bimbi Park at Cape Otway for only $80 a night, wildlife right nearby, and a couple riders told me Skenes Creek Road and Tutton's Track are awesome - they look good on the map. Hope you can get it done sometime soon!

  • @AnxietyWizard
    @AnxietyWizard 2 года назад

    Stunning mate! Made me want to ride it even moreso now. Love the unique intro 🙌

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +2

      It truly is beautiful road, fantastic curves. Definately go on a weekday. That hi-tech intro is an all new level of graphic design..!! :D

    • @AnxietyWizard
      @AnxietyWizard 2 года назад +1

      @@TheSlab24 I absolutely love the introduction mate, very clever!

  • @digbysdownunder
    @digbysdownunder 2 года назад

    Cracked it again mate.. loved it.. those tyres.. say no more .. that driver i use that term loosely.. but you handled that spot on, slowed down spat a few things out and moved on.. 5 stars to you..

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +2

      Cheers mate. I always brake first (not swerve or beep) because you can do it almost immediately without having to think it through and it buys you more time to figure out what to do for the situation. Reminds me to practice my emergency braking, it's been a while. Enjoying your current series!

    • @digbysdownunder
      @digbysdownunder 2 года назад +1

      @@TheSlab24 yes you handled it well. Just been offered to represent Indian motorcycle owners Australia's group from France .. plus a live interview in 2 weeks .. just hit 144 subs.. so watch out.. lol

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      @@digbysdownunder No way! That's is awesome - congratulations and well done!! Looking forward to that, keep on smashing it!

    • @digbysdownunder
      @digbysdownunder 2 года назад

      @@TheSlab24 thanks mate.. ps do you have any idea where you will be in October?

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      @@digbysdownunder No idea. Let me know if you've got something in mind, I'll try to line up work so it matches the dates at the right place.

  • @MrAusadventure
    @MrAusadventure 2 года назад

    Wow! Those tyres! Bloody hell!
    Perfect opportunity to do it traffic free for sure! And perfect weather for it too!
    I have unfinished business with that road, having crashed on it whilst on my L's and then limping back to the ferry at Queenscliff. I only got as far as Wye River before I turned around and I haven't been back there on two wheels since. But I did drive the entire road in a car 11 years after that in 2010.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      That does sound like unfinished business. I don't intend to ride it again unfortunately, due to the other drivers - but overwhelmingly it's fine. I'd enjoy a Mr AusAdv Great Ocean Road video. The channel "Souls On Wheels" made some incredible videos about it recently.

  • @MotoBloka
    @MotoBloka 2 года назад +1

    That has to be one of the best motorcycle riding roads in Australia.. 👌

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      I reckon so too - lots of different great things about it!

  • @masterbender1
    @masterbender1 Год назад

    This was a fun video

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  Год назад

      Cheers mate, thanks for watching!

  • @excavator4289
    @excavator4289 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Cheers mate, appreciated! :)

  • @Zulu_117_ST
    @Zulu_117_ST 2 года назад +1

    This is one of my favourite roads !!!
    Have only ridden it 3 times…. Need to get back down there soon!
    The drawing in the beginning- on point 😂😂
    Those tyres look sketchy but I’m sure you still had a ball riding x
    Bloody Camry drivers 😳😳😳😳
    Thanks for sharing !

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      I can understand now why it's one of your favourites, wow! Yeah I did get more comfy with leaning and pushing - with absolutely no reason to think the tyres were magically improving..! Ah well, all worked out okay. Watch out for those Camrys!

  • @wendybensen6488
    @wendybensen6488 2 года назад

    Nice ride, almost like being there with you. Watch out for bad drivers, & bad tyres! Living the dream. 🏍

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      Hey thanks! I certainly dream of better tyres, that's for sure.!!

  • @aussierheinhardt4390
    @aussierheinhardt4390 2 года назад

    Ride on the Great Ocean Road with all the 250s like the Suzuki - tu250x, intruder 250, vstrom 250, Mutt - green hilt 250, Yamaha - vstar 250, xt250, Honda - helix 250, rebel 250, cb250, Kawasaki - klx250.
    We all gerlz bikers had so much fun with small bike big adventure.
    This is one of the few greatest road ever built. 😘😘😘😘😘

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +2

      Heheh that really is most of the set! I'd add the CBR250RR from the 90's in there. That road really is perfect for 250s since it's a road about flow rather than speed and 250s really get you in that flow zone. I also like that expression that it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than to ride a fast bike slow heheh! Small bikes on big adventures really bring out a lot of heart. I'd agree this road is one of the greats for sure. Happy riding and thanks for the comment!

    • @aussierheinhardt4390
      @aussierheinhardt4390 2 года назад +1

      @@TheSlab24 appreciate your reply mate! Stay safe out there. 😘😘😘😘😘

  • @boyasbaru3701
    @boyasbaru3701 2 года назад

    Love the ocean view while riding 👍

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      It's lovely having the ocean appear right next to the road around so many corners, is very nice!

  • @chrisweeks6973
    @chrisweeks6973 Год назад

    Well done avoiding the homicidal idiot...!
    Gee, this took me back! I've driven the GOR a few times, last being in 2015, but the last time I rode it was back 1981(!) on a new Kawasaki Z750 L1. At 77 I'm still riding, these days on a 2011 VL250 and have just fitted a larger 16-tooth front sprocket to the bike, to make cruising a bit easier.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  Год назад +1

      That Kawasaki would have been a blast on the Great Ocean Road. Great idea to fit a larger sproket to the Intruder - I considered doing it myself but never got around to it. Great to hear you're still riding, those VL250s are terrific fun and fantastic bikes I reckon. Thanks for watching mate and happy days!

  • @ninocardone8691
    @ninocardone8691 2 года назад

    I hope to do this road in either October or November this year. I have already done it in a car, so don't have to stop at all the scenic places, just want to ride the road. Great video by the way.

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад

      Thanks! That sounds great - it is a tremendous riding road as you know and not feeling compelled to stop at all the nice views would be ideal for the bike ride. Have a great ride there!

  • @Scootphoria
    @Scootphoria 2 года назад +1

    Nice ride. As to the idiot Xing the DL, I've seen it many times. What was the pucker factor? Had one recently that did it and he hit a pickup truck. Ended his life and messed up the guy in the truck. In a hurry to get to hell I reckon. Good beat!!!

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  2 года назад +1

      No pucker actually, no adrenaline, just dealt with the problem and rode on. Not sure what that means that I was so calm about it through it, but I'm sure there's a "pucker threshold" heheh. I like the tunes in this one. Ride well mate.

  • @rd28gu2
    @rd28gu2 Год назад

    What size is that motor? 250? How did it go mate

    • @TheSlab24
      @TheSlab24  Год назад

      Yep, that's a 250cc - surprisingly capable machine this one. Lacks torque of course and it's buzzy at high speeds, but it's a simple-design air-cooled carby v-twin that just keeps on going. Actually a really fun bike to ride - but definately not a bike for the freeway.